Federal Reserve Release, H2, Actions of the Board, its Staff, and the Federal Reserve Banks; Applications and Reports Received

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending February 7, 2009

Filer

Filing Type

Filing Proposal

End of Comment Period

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORPORATION, THE

Investment

Bank of New York Mellon, New York, New York, and its subsidiary, BNY International Financing Corporation, New York, New York, pursuant to Section 211.9(f) of Regulation K, to acquire a bank in Tokyo, Japan.

Newspaper:	Not applicable
Federal Register:	Not applicable

BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA, THE

FBSEA

Bank of Nova Scotia, Toronto, Canada, to establish an agency in Miami, Florida, pursuant to Section 5(a)(3) of the International Banking Act and Section 211.24(a)(2)(i)(A) of Regulation K.

Newspaper:	02/23/2009
Federal Register:	Not applicable

INVESTORS BANCORP, MHC

* 4c8

Investors Bancorp, MHC and Investors Bancorp, Inc., both of Short Hills, New Jersey to acquire American Bancorp of New Jersey, and its wholly-owned subsidiary, American Bank of New Jersey, both of Bloomfield, New Jersey , pursuant to Section 4(c)(8) of the BHC Act and Section 225.24 of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	02/27/2009

MAX BANCORP, LLC

* 3A1

Max Bancorp, LLC, New York, New York, to become a one-bank holding company by acquiring majority of the voting shares of Allegiance Community Bank, South Orange, New Jersey, pursuant to Section 3(a)(1) of BHC Act and Section 225.15 of Regulation Y.

Newspaper:	Not available
Federal Register:	02/23/2009

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

The Community Reinvestment Act is intended to encourage depository institutions to help meet the credit needs of the communities in which they operate, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods. It was enacted by the Congress in 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) and is implemented by Regulation BB (12 CFR 228). The regulation was revised in May 1995.

The CRA requires that each depository institution's record in helping meet the credit needs of its entire community be evaluated periodically. That record is taken into account in considering an institution's application for deposit facilities.

A copy of an institution's CRA evaluation may be obtained directly from the institution or Reserve Bank.

Federal bank regulators use the following performance levels to rate an institution's performance under CRA:

O = Outstanding
S = Satisfactory
NI = Needs to improve
SN = Substantial noncompliance

The following state member banks have been examined and their CRA public evaluations are now available.

Institution / Location	RSSD ID	Exam Date	CRA Public Date	CRA Rating	Exam Method
NONE

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

Institution	Location
NONE

* Subject to the provisions of the Community Reinvestment Act

District: 2 Federal Reserve Bank of: New York

Filings received during the week ending February 7, 2009

Availability of CRA Public Evaluations

CRA Examinations scheduled for Quarter of

District: 2
Federal Reserve Bank of: New York